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Reply To Singapore Parliamentary Question On The Implementation Progress Of Project Ubin - Written Reply To Parliamentary Question On The Implementation Progress Of Project Ubin

Date 10/05/2021

Question:

To ask the Prime Minister (a) what is the implementation progress of Project Ubin; (b) whether Singapore will issue a central bank digital currency; and (c) given the fast pace of development of decentralised finance, whether the Government will accelerate efforts to capture the emerging opportunities.

BME: Nueva Pescanova Registers A New 50 Million Euro Commercial Paper Programme With MARF

Date 10/05/2021

BME’s Fixed Income Market, MARF, today admitted the first Commercial Paper (CP) Programme for trading from Nueva Pescanova. This commercial paper program will allow Nueva Pescanova to access professional investors in a flexible manner to diversify its sources of financing and place issues up to a maximum outstanding balance of 50 million euros. The CPs to be issued will have a nominal value per unit of 100,000 euros and a maximum maturity of two years.

Lessons From The Japanese Banking Crisis Presentation By Himino Ryozo, Commissioner, Japan Financial Services Agency, At An On-Line Seminar Hosted By The Financial Stability Institute Of The Bank For International Settlements, April 22, 2021

Date 10/05/2021

Thank you, Fernando (Restoy, Chairman, Financial Stability Institute) for your kind introduction and for giving me this opportunity to talk about lessons from the Japanese banking crisis.

TrackInsight Releases 2021 Global ETF Survey

Date 10/05/2021

• Survey polled over 370 professional investors from 18 countries
• Thematic, Active and ESG as allocations set to surge
• 2020 was the year of ESG ETFs, but HALF of investors have no allocations

EGX’s Executive Chairman Meets With The Coordination Of Parties Youth And Politicians

Date 10/05/2021

Dr. Mohamed Farid Saleh, Executive Chairman of the Egyptian Exchange, met with members of the Coordination of Parties Youth to discuss means of cooperation to raise financial awareness of the fundamentals of investment in the Egyptian capital market as well as spreading financial literacy among the Egyptian society.

Qatar Stock Exchange Eid Al-Fitr Holiday

Date 10/05/2021

Qatar Stock Exchange would like to inform you that: 

It has been decided that Eid Al-Fitr Holiday will be starting from Wednesday 12/05/2021 until Sunday 16/05/2021. The market will resume work on Monday 17/05/2021.

bankdefx.com Trading Platform: BaFin Prohibits Unauthorised Portfolio Management

Date 10/05/2021

In a notice dated 22 April 2021, BaFin ordered the bankdefx.com trading platform to immediately cease its unauthorised portfolio management activities.

Securities Commission Malaysia And Bursa Malaysia To End Temporary Revision Of Market Management And Control Mechanisms

Date 10/05/2021

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) and Bursa Malaysia Berhad (Bursa Malaysia) will reinstate market management and control mechanisms, namely the dynamic and static price limits for FBMKLCI Index Component Stocks and the Bursa Malaysia Circuit Breaker trigger levels, to their original parameters on 31 May 2021.

FESE Briefing Note On SPACs

Date 10/05/2021

The FESE briefing note on Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) explains what SPACs are, how they are used on EU capital markets, and applicable investor protection measures. SPACs are acquisition vehicles that raise capital on public markets to later acquire operating companies. Being acquired by a SPAC can be an alternative to a traditional IPO for a company contemplating a public listing.

Reply To Singapore Parliamentary Question On Measures To Limit Exposure Of Retail Investors In Trading And Investments In Crypto Assets - Written Reply To Parliamentary Question On Measures To Limit Exposure Of Retail Investors In Trading And Investments In Crypto Assets

Date 10/05/2021

Question:

To ask the Prime Minister regarding trading and investments in crypto assets (a) what measures are in place to limit the exposure of retail investors to these highly risky products; and (b) how will the Government work with individuals and families to spot signs of distress by victims and assist them.